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noun
A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Doric
Topics: architecture
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noun
Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Any species of the genus Taenia of tapeworms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tapeworm, cestode
noun
a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tenia, fillet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: headband
History
From Latin taenia, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, tape”).
